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It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Sunday 6th September 2026, of Mr Paddy (Patrick) Bourke, Rathcunikeen, Two Mile Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his grandson Brian, parents Jimmy and Mai, sisters Biddy (Fogarty) and Statia (Leahy), nieces Maura and baby Teresa; Mr Bourke passed away peacefully, following a short illness, while in the care of staff at Fennor Hill Care Facility, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving and heartbroken wife Eileen (née Doyle), daughters Maria (O’Gorman), Brigid (Burke), Catherine (Dwan) and Anne (Maher), sons Jimmy and John, sons-in-law Willie, Bill, Michael and Pat, daughters-in-law Bríd and Elaine, cherished grandchildren Eileen, Mary, Kate, Michelle, Patrick, Jennifer, Paul, Sarah, Ellen, Bill. Paddy and Nell, sisters Maura (Ryan) and Peggy (Fogarty), nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and many friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Bourke will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, (Eircode E41 CP59), on tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday, September 8th from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, same evening.
His funeral cortège will be received into the Church of St James, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, on Wednesday morning, September 9th, at 11:00am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in nearby Two-Mile-Borris Cemetery, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Bourke, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Bourke and Doyle families wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time, and have made arrangements for those persons wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
As the winter months draw closer, clocks across Ireland will go back by one hour at 2am on Sunday, 25th October 2026. When the clocks reach 2:00am, they will return to 1:00am, giving many people an extra hour in bed.
Last year’s clock change took place on October 26th. Although the date falls one day earlier in 2026, the established rule has not changed: the clocks go back on the final Sunday of October each year.
Here, in the Republic of Ireland, the change marks the end of Irish Standard Time and the return to Greenwich Mean Time for the winter.
Northern Ireland will make the same change, moving from British Summer Time to Greenwich Mean Time.
Smartphones, computers and many other connected devices should update automatically. However, people should remember to adjust watches, alarm clocks, car displays and household appliances that do not change by themselves.
The change will bring more daylight in the mornings, but evenings will become darker earlier.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Sunday 6th September 2026, of Mrs Anne Quinlan (née Bradshaw) Ballyboy, Upperchurch, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by her beloved husband Jimmy and brothers-in-law and sisters-in- law. Mrs Quinlan passed away peacefully at her place of ordinary residence, in the presence of her loving family.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; daughters Marie (McLoughlin), Annette (O’Connor) and Breda (Griffin), sons Tom and Shane, sisters Brigid, Rita, Mary and Kathy, brothers Tom and John, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, sons-in-law Michael, Seamus and Tim, daughter-in-law Molly and Tom’s partner Siobhan, grandchildren Áine, Moira, Micheal, David, Mai, Ellie, Anna, Jack, Emer and Niamh, grandson-in-law Diarmuid, great granddaughters Cara and Sadhabh, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends, (especially best friend Kay).
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
Funeral arrangements will be published later as soon as full details are confirmed.
The extended Quinlan and Bradshaw families wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time, and have made arrangements for those persons wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
Note Please: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society in Memory of Mrs Anne Quinlan (née Bradshaw).
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
We learned last week that the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined the HSE €645,000, following serious failures in the care of confidential medical records.
The investigation began after two data breaches were reported in 2023. People had gained unauthorised access to paper medical records stored in the disused St Loman’s psychiatric hospital in Mullingar and St Conal’s Hospital in Letterkenny.
Videos of the records were subsequently posted on social media.
When inspectors examined 12 HSE storage sites, they found records in appalling conditions. Documents were stored in disused bathrooms, cubicles, a shipping container inside a turf shed and derelict buildings. Some records were damaged by mould, water, rubble and animal droppings. The DPC also found that records had been retained longer than necessary and that some breaches had not been reported promptly to either the regulator or the people/patients affected.
The DPC imposed four fines totalling €645,000 and ordered the HSE to audit its storage facilities, remove records from unsuitable locations and introduce a proper system for tracking and managing paper records. The HSE’s previous similar data-protection failures were treated as an aggravating factor.
But who will really pay this fine?
The HSE is funded mainly with public money. Therefore, the €645,000 will not come from the pockets of the officials responsible. It will come from resources that could otherwise have been used for patients, staff and health services.
Once the fine has been confirmed by a court and collected, the DPC must transfer the money to the Government’s Central Fund, namely the Irish Exchequer. It does not go to the patients whose records were mishandled, and it does not remain with the DPC.
The result is that one taxpayer-funded public body pays another part of the State. The money leaves the HSE’s budget and returns to the general Exchequer.
The HSE will then find itself €645,000 short in its future dealings with patients and support services, unless it can absorb the loss elsewhere. If it seeks additional funding, that money will again have to come from the taxpayer. The HSE cannot simply demand the fine back, but future governments may provide it with increased funding through the normal budget process.
Is this not ridiculous?
The HSE must certainly be held accountable for the disgraceful treatment of sensitive medical records. Strong corrective action, public accountability and consequences for those responsible are entirely justified. However, taking money from the health service, placing it in the Exchequer and potentially providing more taxpayers’ money to the HSE later looks like public money being moved in a circle.
Meanwhile, patients may face the real cost through reduced resources or delayed services, although they did nothing wrong. The people directly responsible may suffer no personal financial consequence, while taxpayers effectively pay the penalty.
The fine sends a public message, but it raises a serious question; is moving €645,000 of taxpayers’ money from one State account to another really the best way to hold a public body accountable?
Meaningful accountability should correct the failures without making patients and ordinary taxpayers pay for the same institutional mistakes again.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Saturday 5th September 2026, of Mrs Sheila Minogue (née Norton), Barna, Woodsgift, Co. Kilkenny and formerly Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by her daughter Angela, brothers Willie, Michael and John and sister Mary; Mrs Minogue passed away peacefully at her place of ordinary residence, while in the presence of her loving family.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving husband John, sons Paul, Niall and Seán, daughters Sandra and Sinéad, sister Margaret, sister-in-law Eileen, daughters-in-law Caroline and Sacha, sons-in-law Des and Alan, grandchildren Cara, Sarah, Ella, Cian, Conor, Aobha, Colm, Daire, Mark, Laura, Bronagh and Eliza, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, kind neighbours and a wide circle of friends, (especially her dear friend Mary Tobin).
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Minogue will repose at her place of residence on tomorrow afternoon, Monday, September 7th, from 3:00pm until 8:00pm same evening.
Her funeral cortège will be received into the Church of St Patrick, Graine, Woodsgift, Co. Kilkenny, (Eircode E41 WR44) on Tuesday morning, September 8th to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in Clomantagh Cemetery, Clomantagh Lower, Co. Kilkenny, (Eircode E41 PY76).
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs Minogue, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, (Link to follow).
The extended Minogue and Norton families wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time, and have made arrangements for those persons wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
Note Please: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society.
“The Minogue and Norton families wish to sincerely thank all the medical professionals who have been involved
in Sheila’s care over the years; for their support, compassion and professionalism.“
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
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